Welcome,
I'm Gabriella Damore and I'm going to guide you through this five minute practice to allow you to face something that's been difficult.
This is a short practice starting with extending and lengthening your beautiful breath.
Inhale through the nose and allow that oxygen to fill your lungs,
Your chest,
Your belly.
And as you breathe out through the nose or the mouth,
Allow everything that no longer serves you to release from your body.
Don't be shy to make a sigh or sound as you exhale deeply.
Fully exhale the lungs and allow yourself to take a nice deep inhalation as you breathe in on the next breath.
Let go of everything that happened before this moment and might happen after this moment and simply be present.
Now taking a moment to tune in to how you are right in this moment.
Take a moment to check in with your mind.
A moment to check in with your heart.
A moment to check in with your physical body.
Without judgement,
Just noticing.
How am I right now in this moment,
In my mind?
In my heart.
And in my body.
Returning your awareness to your mind,
I'd like you to take one moment,
I promise it's just one minute,
To allow yourself to think and feel something that you have been perhaps avoiding.
Something that has been difficult or challenging for you?
Something that feels emotional for you to think of or be with.
I'm just going to invite you to allow yourself just for one moment.
To think of this challenge in your life.
Just allow it to be there.
I know this takes courage.
I'm inviting you to be brave.
Thinking of just one thing that is difficult for you to be without.
And think calm.
And let it be here just for a few more breaths.
Use your inhalation and your exhalation as your anchor.
Your breath will see you through any challenge if you're finding this difficult or emotional.
Now I'm going to invite you to imagine that this problem is resolved.
Even if that inner critic or your resistance comes in to say no this can't be resolved.
Take a moment in this creative meditative state to visualize,
Imagine that this problem is solved.
Perhaps you have healed from it.
Imagine you have moved on from it.
Imagine that someone comes in just to share this burden with you or take this problem away.
You may like to imagine,
Even if nothing can change,
That just when you think about it,
It doesn't feel as difficult,
Stressful or emotional.
Allow yourself to dream.
Just taking a moment to imagine that this problem is resolved.
And as you continue to do this,
You may come up with a solution that perhaps you yourself can enact so that this problem is solved.
Perhaps you can rely on a friend or an expert or ask for some support,
Reach out in some way to help you resolve this problem.
Take another inhale and exhale and imagine that this problem is resolved and no longer a challenge for you.
Lastly,
For one moment I'd like you to allow your wildest dreams for your best life to come to your mind.
There's no restrictions,
There's no limitations.
Just imagine your best life.
Imagine your best self.
Hold that vision in full colour.
In 360-degree view.
See yourself here,
The best version of you,
Living your best dream life.
And allow your creativity to come through.
Allow images and people and events to come through that you may never have thought of before.
Give yourself permission to dream and see your best life right in front of you.
Take a few more breaths in through the nose as you breathe in deeply on the inhalation.
Let go of everything that no longer serves you as you breathe out deeply and fully on the exhalation.
Spend as much time as you can here breathing deeply.
Until next time,
Thank you for listening to this meditation.
